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Thomas County cat., 1887-03-17
a COLD REcEPTlON,


sPean IN for Westess Hospitality.
'These mountaineers are the most
hospitable people on earth. It is rude
but genuine hos Pitality. They would
share their last loaf with . stranger
within their gates. The latch string
hangs out for ALL"
We were riding down a steep Rocky
Mountain trail, my friend Clate and /.
when Clate made the remarks quoted.
He was an enthusiast over the noble
traits Of the honest miner and mount
aineer. Certain experiences of my own
had made ME skeptical on the subject.
At the base Of the mountain stood .
little log cabin.
Now" said Clate, ..I'n pro-e my
theory. It's past dinner time and we're
both hungry as wolves. I'll wager
any thing you like that well get a good
square meal at that cabin free OF
charge"
Five minutes later we stood before
the closed door of the cabin.
''HellO! roared Clate.
There was no reply.
Hello. say ~
This time Clate raped loudly on the
door. There being no response he
lifted the latch, when the door swung
open showing no one within. although
the cabin was evidently being occu.
pied.
"All rightr' cried Clate, cheerily.
'.Come on in, Ned, and we'll forage
round and see what we can find in the
commissary. The folks won't care.
They've left the door open on purpose
for wayfarcrs like us to step in and
help themselves. It's Just like them.
It's your Westerner who knows what
true hospitality is.'
Clate '.foraged around for some
time, but all he could find was piece
of dry salt pork and a few potatoes.
"We'll help ourselves to what there
is" said Clate. cheerily. 'YOu build
fire. Ned. We're welcome to what
we've found, I'll bet on that, for
He stopped. A tall. lank. grim-vis-
aged woman, with a lea:hern-loOking
face, suddenly appeared at back door.
She saw Clate, and yelled out:
drop them taters!'
"Why, madam, IL"
"YOu drop them taters"
I'VE are strangers. you sec. madam.
and
drop 'em."
A short gun hung on the wall. She
snatched it down, brought it to her
shoulder with a jerk and said:
"Drop them taters too quick!'
Clate dropped them.
''Drop that pork"
Clate dropped it.
Nov you fcllers git"
had already got. but Clate. abashed
and rebukcd though he was, fingered
until the shotgun was again pointed
toward him and the woman said:
Clear yourself! I'll learn You how
to walk into body's house and help
Yourself to ones vittles. That bacon
and them taters amt to be bought for
love nor money, let alone ct up by you
uns fer nothin'. Now you light OUT"
We '.lit out" hungry and crest
fallen, and Clate has been dumb ever
since on the subject of Western hos
pitality.-Zenas Dane. in Detroit Free
Press.
Thomas County cat., 1887-03-17
A Genuine Freak.

Proprietor (dime museum)-You ssy
that you want to appear before tho
public in the character of phenome-
non- What's your particular specialtyp
Phenomenon-Phenop,eual business
capacity. Two years ago began to
advertise my business on fence boards.
and l only failed week before lasx-
DrdEs's 1rareters' Aagassns.
Thomas County cat., 1887-03-17
SWORDFiSHES' HABITS.

How They .'Spear" the Bottoms Of Ships.
When Angry Old Beliefs About Them.
Among the objects frequently to be
obsorve,i IN Museums of natural history
Thomas County cat., 1887-03-17

A co!ored citizen of Corinth. Mss.
has a skin that is SO hard and thick
that he can walk on Goals of fire with
out experiencing any pain Chicag,
Times.
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ERIcssoN's SOLAR ENGINE.

The leading feature Of the device is that of con-
centrating the radiant heat of the sun by means
OF q rectangular trough, having curved bottom
lined on the inside with polished plates so arranged
that they reflect the suns rays toward cylindri-
cal boiler placed longitudinaly above the trough
This boiler contains the acting medium, steam or
air, employed to transfer the solar energy to the
motor, the pistons and valves resembling those of
motive engines of the ordinary type. The great
cost OF large reectorS in one piece and the diff
Guilty OF producing accurate curvature on q large
scale are objections which have been supposed to
render direct solar energy practically useless for
producing mechanical power. Capt. Ericsson has
overcome these objections by using a number Of
fiat strips of svered glass three inches wide and
twenty six inches long, placed side by side on the
curved bottom Of the trough. and SO arranged that
the snnbeams falling upon them are detected up
wards against the bottom OF the boiler. Such
glass is inexpensive. aud scientifically accurate
work is uncalled for. The whole trough is
arranged upon pivot which allows it to he moved
that the sun shall always fall directly upon the
rejecting plate. The trough is II feet long and
16 feet broad, the boiler being OF the same length
and 64 inches in diameter. The motor is q steam
engine with q working cylinder of inches di-
anleter and an S-inch stroke: the piston rod
operates 5inch force pump. and motion is also
impaired to O crank shaft and fywheel The aver
age speed OF the engine during the trials of last
summer was l20 turns per minute. the pressure
on the working piston being thrty-fi pounds
per inch. Capt. Ericsson now says that he has
finished the work to his satisfaction and that with
motors costing but little more than steam engines
an amount of work can be obtained in hot coun-
tries which would more than repay the extra cost
Of the sun motor in one year.
The Illustration here given is of one Of his
earlier sun engines, but it shows the principle
Of the machine perfectly
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GOOD health
Prevention of Deformity-Care of the
Hair-IIseflll Hints. \.

Prevention of Deformity-Care of the
Hair-Useful Hints.
Scientific people tell us there is no reason
why the hair should not be as plentiful at
10 as at 25, and it is fact that strong and
healthy people often retain it to tho last.
Grayness, however, comes naturally with
years, though ii frequently appears prenla-
turely, as the result of intense mental con-
ditions. Bacon first expressed the popular
and consoling opinion that aearly gray
ness, without badness, is token of long
life" To secure or retain a good head of
hair cleanliness is necessary. The liberal ap-,
plication of q good hair brush with OCCASION
ally washing or cleansing secures this. Once
month is the usual period for washing the
scalp. Too frequent washing, especially il
any preparation that extracts all tho oil from
the hair be used, is injurious, and leaves The
hair harsh, dry and brittle. Yelk Of an dgg
rubbed into the roots and upon the scalp
and the whole washed out with tepid water
and CASTLE soap, rinsed out with clear water,
Is favorite cleansing agent with many. The
scalp must be rubbed briskly with towels,
and the hair dried in the samc way and left
to bang down till quite free from dampness.
Brushing brings down the oil from the bulbs
III the scalp and distributes it over the hair,
as well as stimulates the scalp and removes
loose dandruR A proper brush is made up
of bristles, evenly set in the back of the brush
so as to touch the whole surface of the scalp
to which it is applied. Wire brushes acts
like comb and should be gently used FREE
quent. plentiful and very gentle brushing of
the scalp is what is needed, rather than much
brushing of the hair itself, and is a great pre-
ventive of badness. A comb should be often
held up to the light, and il any splitting or
roughness of the sides of the teeth is detected,
should be discarded. Hair is newest at the
root, as every ono who dyes the same knows
to his sorrow. Clipping the ends of the hair
prevents splitting and encourages its growth.
This is best done whenever the hair is washed.
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CREATIONS LOWER ORDERS.

A COW belonging to George Counsel of
Springport, produced doubleheaded calf a
few days ago. 1t had four eyes, two tongues
and two heads were joined at the ear, Of
which there were only three. The calf
weighed about 100 pounds, but did not live.
Stuffed and mounted ON an artificial bough
in the window OF store in Mulberry street,
Newark N. j., is big gray owl, whose out
stretched wings measure nearly five feet from
tip to tip He fisw against the headlight of
night tyain between Newark RiHl Elizabeth
the ether night. ~ a: sa.gs-azss -,f
A desperate fight occurred between weasel
q and a hawk near Schoeneck, Lancaster comfy,
Pa. one day recently. A bystander saw a
hawk alight on the ground near some wheat
stacks ami then dart suddenly up into the
air. Then the bird fell to the ground and u
weasel retreated from the spot to the stacks.
The hawk was dead, the weasel having sew
cred the artery OF the victim high in tho air.
Mr. Edward Avery, OF Lynnhaven, Va, re-
Gently had quite all exciting contest with
deer. He had wounded one and was stoop-
ing over to cut its throat when another very
large deer made rush from behind, striking
hin, with great force and knocking him heels
over head down a bill. For half an hour
man and deer fought with desperation.
Finally Mr., Avery succeeded in breaking the
deer's leg, and shortly after his brother came
up with gun and killed the beast. Ai'-@
The engineer of train ON the Western and
Atlantic railroad, which was speeding through
Georgia at forty miles an hour the other day.
saw dog on the track wagging his tail at
his master, who leaned against barbed wire
fence calling the dog off Before his dogShirl
knew what it was all about he was struck by
the locomotive and his body hurled against
bis master, WHO was doubled up ana knocked
through the fence. The man was net hurt,
but there was very little left Of the dog. z,
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The Insanity of Competition.

"What can we dor said one manufacturers
lately, when asked how he thought the thing
would end. "H there were any power
quicker than steam, or any way Of manag-
ing so that women could feed five or six
machines, that would have to come next.
else every one OF us would go to the wall to-
gether. the pressure is so tremendous. OF
course there's no chance for the women but
then you must remember there's precious
little chance for the employer either This
competition is a sort of insanity 1t gluts
the market with cheap goods and gives a
sense of prosperity, but it is the death of all
legitimate. reasonable business. 1t won't
surprise me If this whole trade of manufac-
turing underwear becomes monopoly, and
one man swallows up the whole thing. Lord
help the women then, for there'll be no help
in mani"
Suppose cooperation were trieds What
would be the effectg' eF
"No effect, because there isn't confidence
enough anywhere to make men dare a CO.
operative scheme. Even the workers would
distrust it, and sharp business man laughs
in your face If you dare mention the word.
IL doesn't suit American notions Il might
be a good thing if there were any old-fash-
ioned business men left; men content with
slow profits and honest dealing as my father
was, for instance But he wouldn't have a
ghost of chance to-day. The whole system
of business is rotten, and there will have to
be reconstruction clean from the bottom,
though it's the men that need It first. We're
the maddest nation for money on the face OF
the earth, and the pace 10 more killing one
every year. I'm half inclined to think some-
times that mankind viii soon be pretty much
a superfuity, the machines are getting SO in
telligent, and it may be these conditions that
seem to upset you so are simply means of
killing off those that are not wanted, and
giving place to less sensitive order Of be-
ings. Lord help them, say again, for
there's no help in man."-Helen Campbell in
New York Tribune.
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ENGLISH AND AMERICAN WORDS.

A London Correspondent Shows How
They Differ-Diference in Spelling.
Let us now consider the ways of express
ing the same thing in both countries, and see
how they differ. Take dress first: Panta-
looms are called trousers, never pants; sus-
penderS are braces; q sack coat is a jacket,
an undershirt, a jersey and a vest, and a
vest a waistcoat-pronounced, by the by,
wescut The game OF billiards furnishes.
some curious variances OF expression: a shot
Is called a stroke, run a break, and a
carrom a canon. Then crackers arc biscuits,
and biscuits rolls. Crackers in England are
what are called swapping mottoes in Amer
ica. Syrup and molasses are both known as
treaclc; pie (of fruit is TART sugar bowl
is sugar basin. stoop is q porch, and an
entry hall; pitcher is a jug, and a bureau
a chest of drawers, a cane is a walking stick,
an overcoat great coat, check rein a
bearing rein Reins are never called lines,
and coachman is never called the driver.
Every store is shop; fruit store is fruit
erers, q hardware store is an ironmonger's,
q dry goods store draper's or haberdasher's,
a drug store chemists, and a vegetable
store a green grocer's. Coal is invariably
called Goals; calico, print; thread, cotton,
and spool a reel. A frock coat is never
called Prince Albert, nor is a high hat
called a stovepipe. Rare meat is always un-
derdone, and the stubs Of q checkbook are
the counterfoils Sleeve buttons are cuff
links, and shirt cuffs wristbands. Mush is
porridge. A balky horse is jibbing horse,
and to balk is to jib. A cigar store is q to-
bacconists. Beets Cooked are beet roots; tho
german dance) is always called cotillon. A
stem winder is a keyless watch, and beer (at
bars) bitter. OF course in this I except
lager bier, which is now in such great vogue
in England.
The lingo of railways differ wonderfully.
Railroad is railway: the track is tho line, and
the rails the metals; the cars arc tho train;
to switch is to shunt; turnout is a siding;
locomotive is always an engine, an engineer
driver, and fireman stoker. The con-
ductor is the guard, a car q carriage, baggage
luggage, baggage car luggage van, and
freight train goods train. A depot is ter
minus or a station, and switch tender a
pointsman or signal man. Sick is always i'll,
for sick in England means sea sick. A good
natured person is never called clever, nor is a
clever person ever called smart. Smart in
England now means well and neatly dressed,
and the word is also applied to what is well
and properly done in fashionable life Smart
liveries, smart carriage, are frequent ex-
pressions. Homely is plain. Now for few
samples of difference in spelling. The follow
ing words are always spelled thus: Labour,
neighbour, honour. harbour, favour, etc The
only exception is in governor, where the u is
dropped Check (bankl is spelled checque
and the plural of scarf scarves Cockuigne"
in The Argonaut.
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AL soRrs.

The $1,000 tons Of SCOT vh;c,, are .tats,, 80.
Of London chimneys each year. are used for
!. fertilizing purposes, and are valued ,at
$500 900.
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located. A man with Int, ons ieai, caYs5 mar
lust as well as a man with two hnt he cannot
locate sound
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number onlv abont 4O1 ;nstitnt;ons oro ,,ro-
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Soefhinp Drous.

For beautifying the complexion the ancient
Roman recipe of thick paste of rye -four ap-
piled on retiring and washed off with milk in
the morning, is q method that still finds favor
with many.
A drink of hot lemonade before going to
bed will often break up cold and cure o
sore throat.
A cup of cold, strong beef tea. nicely sea-
soned and free from grease, taken during the
night, will overcome in many cases nervous
ness and slceplessncss
Borax dissolved in water makes good
wash for cleansing the scalp from dandruiY
1t also makes the hair soft and is especially
good for children whose hair Is inclined to
curl E.-e =...
1t is said that one win not take cold after an
'tegg sweat" This is produced by drinking
hot water into which has been stirred an egg
beaten up light.
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Hight eqnnl 10 :.:A0 candles actual, witE
consumption Of about two gallons OF oil per
hour. which would provide ample light over
n space having radius Of i.h yards from, the
light as q ten,er. and that without any of the
defects incidental to electric arc lights, or
any other light where the maximum of In
tensity is obtained in the minimum area .nf
effiuence. with tho resultant dark shadows
and strainins of the optic nerves. In thisre-
spect the "Lucigen" may he well compared
to miniature sun diifusinga glowing, rather
than an intense, light over the space 10 l,e H.
Illuminated. 2 &a ds3@ i
The light is perfectly portable. viii burn
In wind or rain, and under cover or out of
doors.
The Lucigen light on board ship will. it is
claimed, bring the whole vessel into plain
sight at night, hulls, spars and all
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Cure for Round Shoulders.

First, having suspended two ropes with
ring handles FROM doorway, swing by the
arms three minutes at time three times a
day. Second, at night place bolster or pillow,
or both, under the shoulder blades. The head
is thus brought little below the level of the
dorsal region and the spine is curved in direct
reversal to the ordinary curves Of the round
shoulders In the day time, frequently re-
cline at full length upon the front of the
body, and resting upon the elbows En-
courage children in this favorite position, as
it is prevention of deformity and great
help to their symmetrical development.
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"A NEW WATCH TRICK.

A Travelling Mans Description OF the
Way 1t Is Dane~Winning q Wager.
u was stopping at little station on the
Northwestern, and the hotel was close to the
railroad track. The through passenger trains
don't stop there. In the party sitting outside
after dinner was man who had a fine gold
watch, with case Of extraordinary weight.
He said it was the heaviest watch case made
and the strongest.
"sThere is q funny thing about this watch
1 OF mine,a he said; it is so strong that / can
put it on the railroad track and let a train
run over it and it will not be damaged in the
least
alright ON the railg queried one of the
party. i8 6 1896
g Yes, I'll place it right on top of tho rails,
where the wheels run, and it won't be hurt a
particle
Bet you the cigars you dassert do it,
s "The proposition was promptly accepted,
and the whole crowd present included in tho
payment of the wager, no matter who lost.
In a few minutes train was seen approach,
ing, when the owner Of the watch went out
10 the track, put his timepicce on the rail,
md then walked back to the hotel porch and
resumed his chair as cool as O cucumber.
The train came laundering on, and the crowd
got excited They stood with open mouths,
and thinking what shame it was that an IN
feinal fool should put such finc watch ON
the rails to be smashed into smither.ens.
& When the locomotive struck the spot where
the watch had been placed the crowd
groaned and fancied they could see the bits
Of gold flying along with the dust But the
owner Of the watch sat quietly smoking his
cigar, and, as soon as the long train had
passed, he walked out, reached down and
picked up his watch from the side of the rail,
as perfect as il it had been in his pocket all
the time al5 ssaa&aat 6 Aa4g s
You see,' he said, as we oil lighted fresh
cigars at the other fellows expense, there is
no danger in this trick providing you place
yoir watch near the edge OF the rail, where
the wheels have worn the face smooth, and so
that the slightest disturbances win cause It to
slide Off inside the rail The watch case is
oval, and that leaves an opening for the air
to get under. If the jar of the rail lid not
cause the watch to fall Off the pressnreof the
air from the approaching train surely would
s ] have performed that little trick hundreds
of times and never met with an accident. 2 ~
Chicago Herald sTrain Talk M
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JACKSON CITY AND QUANTlCO.


Two Proposed Cities ON tho Banks of
the Potomac.
1t E,ay not be generally known that there
are on the banks of the Potomac the sites of
two proposed cities, whose projectors were
once sanGuinc that they would grow and at
tain u national importance in population
and trade, but which stubbornly re-
fused to thrive in spite Of all that
was done to push them forward The
first of these is jackson City, on the Vir-
ginia side Of the Potomac, just opposite to
Washington. The idea of building this city as
q rival of the national capital was conceived
by some of "Old Hickory's" friends during his
presidential term, and such faith did they
have in the name that they did not think
failure was possible if they called it jackson
City.
Accordingly, they bought of Mr.. George
Mason, for 100000, a large part Of which
was paid in bonds of the company, tract of
land and laid it off in lots, streets and ave-
nues on magnificent scale. Then, to give
eclat to the scheme, they determined upon q
public demonstration on the occasion Of the
laying of the corner stone of the new city.
Accordingly on the day appointed large
crowd assembled on the spot, among which
"oIc AIcoAutug odShoOu Sduu vi us
cabinet, and many other distinguished per-
Sons; and after an oration had been delivered
by George Washington Park Custis the cor
ner stone of Jackson City was laid with inn
posing ceremonies. But, strange to say, that
was about all that ever was laid, notwith.
standing the magnificent send off with which
1t had been inaugurated. The traveller who
passes tho site to-day sees only one or two
dilapidated frame houses to mark the spot.
The other dead city is Quantico, on the
Potomac, some twenty miles below Washing
ton Soon after the close OF the late war, when
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac railroad was extended to that point, the
city was laid out on an extensive scale, and
such confidence did its projectors have In its
future that they went to work and built
large ana handsome four story hotel, at a
cost of many thousand dollars. They also
obtained a charter comforting upon the COM
pany extensive powers, such as to build rail-
roads, do banking business, engage in man
ufacturing projects, ETC., but, contrary to
their sanguine expectations, the enterprise
never thrived, and instead of bustling,
busy city, Quantico is a quiet country rail-
road station, and not likely ever to be any
thing else. Ben: Perley Poore. @